ST Brikama Boyo, Wa Sah Halat Music Awards wining artist of the year 2015 is expected to launch his new album entitled ‘Saluto’ on 1st December, 2018 at Independence Stadium.
The promotional songs in the album are ‘Chorrmama’, ‘Mandinka Warrior’, ‘Fuwareya’, ‘Baddest Localo’ produced by a Senegalese international music producer, No Face Undercover (NFU)
‘Chorrmama’ talks about social issue in Gambia like lack of electricity and the attitudes of the politicians in failing to fulfill their promises to the masses.
Fuwareya’ song talks about poverty, lack of employment opportunities for youth, low salaries
ST told The Voice Vibes that eleven tracks in the album talking about social issue affecting our lives.
“I want to take to the next level to independence stadium for the first time, because I believe Gambians we can do it if we support each other we have the talents here if foreign artists can come here and jam-pack the stadium why not us” he said.
He explained that his concept of new Gambia is that people can make it happen when they support each other.
“ST’s songs always convey powerful messages affecting society, this is what we expect from our artists to speaks for the people,” said Modiwriter a young poet.
Pundit Kujabi said ST sings about things that affect the everyday Gambian, little wonder everyone is able to relate, the daily struggle of the average Gambian.
“The language of the youth of today and their travails, your economic and political realities, for me, he probably is the best we’ve ever had, no disrespect to meant to others, He is the one musical voice that speaks for the marginalized,” he said.
About ST
Sanna Singhateh, popularly known as ST (Brikama Boyo) aka Gambian Dream, born in The Gambia in 1986 is a Gambians afro-manding hip hop singer born and raised in Brikama, Gambia.
He started rapping after completed his high school level of education in the 2006 at Nusrat Senior Secondary School as a commercial student in 2006 and released his first recorded single called “Who is ST in the same year.
Since then, he continued to work harder and gather lyrics until February 2010 when he had produced and launched his first mixed tape called “Ga On Fire”.
In 20111, ST went on to release and video clip another hit single called “Adiyata Telleyeh”.
In 2013, he released his debut album entitled “Distinction”, contained 14 tracks made him out performed all other rappers in The Gambia by virtue of the numerous hit songs it contained.
Some of the hit songs are “Ganstar Way”, “Wat U Gon Do”, “Dara Du Doi”, “Suma Haftan”, “Njunku”, “Brix Boy Swaggin”, “Malaria”, “Baby love”, and Super Model”
However, “Njunku” another global hit single of his, which entirely talks about violence perpetration in the midst of a troublesome fellow, won him an award in 2013 as the fastest growing online and best video in The Gambia by Gam-Music Awards based in UK.
In both 2013 and 2014 December, he was recognized and awarded as the best performer of The Gambia’s biggest annual musical event “Open Mic Festival”, which is yearly organized by Black Lynx Promotions at the Independence Stadium.
In mid 2014, Brikama Boyo again released another hit song entitled “Aling Domo” which eventually became a global hit single and a favorite to so many music enthusiasts, also won him the best song of year 2014 in The Gambia by Purely Gambian entertainment award.
In 2013 his album ‘Watotijay’ In 2015 ST won the Artist of the Year and Album of the Year categories, and also took the award for Song of the Year for ‘Tass Deka Bi’.
Author: Bakary Ceesay
